METROXYLON

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Meaning:

A genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die

Synonyms:

genus Metroxylon; Metroxylon

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Metroxylon" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Holonyms ("Metroxylon" is a member of...):

Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)

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